Thompson ignores free agency at his peril

wpr
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8 years ago

But GM Thompson might have to stop thinking less about locker room, more about signing new help

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Nice article. Even if the title is a little dramatic.
Any word as to where Uncle Teddy is spending his vacation this week?

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Pack93z
Select Member

8 years ago

I seen him at Wisconsin's pro day yesterday... typical eh. First day of free agency and he is at a pro day... albeit wise to attend that on, a couple of solid football players.

There are a couple mid to late round prospects in this Badger class that would fit...

Mike Caputo - S/Special Teams - Late round or UDFA
Darius Hillary - Slot Corner Probably UDFA
Tyler Marz - Late round Tackle prospect - Solid player limited athlete
Tanner McEvoy - TE/WR prospect. Played an array of positions.. project but could be effective in the middle of the field as a receiving threat. 6'5" 220lb tweener. Have no clue where he will go... but guessing 3rd day.
Joe Schobert - OLB - Mid round edge rusher - Better athlete than stereotyped.
Austin Traylor - Underused receiving TE that is very solid at POA - UDFA more than likely.
Derek Watt - FB/Special Teamer UDFA more than likely.
Alex Erickson - WR/KR - Undersized but very productive. 4.44 40 and a very good 3.88 5-10-5 cone time... good hands.. with a strong pro day yesterday maybe snuck into the draft.

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nerdmann
Premier Member

8 years ago

Nice article. Even if the title is a little dramatic.
Any word as to where Uncle Teddy is spending his vacation this week?

Originally Posted by: wpr

They didn't break the bank on Green either, imo. Still, Ted doesn't have much money to work with.

Yet Colbert anted up. And remember, this is a GM and team that don’t have a history of reckless spending. But they’d lost their tight end, Heath Miller, to retirement this offseason. Colbert clearly wants quarterback Ben Roethlisberger to have plenty of weapons, so he added Green to Antonio Brown, Martavis Bryant and Le’Veon Bell. It was a big move.

With all these TE signings, does that make it more likely Hunter Henry will fall to us?

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Cheesey
Preferred Member

8 years ago

I'm not really upset that he didn't sign Matt Forte.
But I WISH he would get us a TE that has talent. To wait for a guy to develop after the draft won't help much THIS year. Aaron Rodgers won't be around forever.

nerdmann
Premier Member

8 years ago

Originally Posted by: Cheesey

Aaron doesn't NEED to be around forever.

“Winning is not a sometime thing, it is an all the time thing. You don't do things right once in a while…you do them right all the time.”

beast
Select Member

8 years ago

Joe Schobert - OLB - Mid round edge rusher - Better athlete than stereotyped.

Originally Posted by: Pack93z

I think he'd made a very interesting 3-4 ILB. I know he currently plays 3-4 OLB, but I don't think he has the physical tools to be an every down edge rusher in the NFL and thinking moving to every down LB is where he is gong to fit in nicely.

With all these TE signings, does that make it more likely Hunter Henry will fall to us?

Originally Posted by: nerdmann

That's what I've been thinking... that the top TEs could drop more because of all this FA spending... of course all those TEs came from a team that might be looking for a new TE, so that might not be the case.

Zero2Cool
Elite Member

8 years ago

Packers think the roster that didn't get the job done last season will be good enough to get the job done this season. How can any logical person argue that???

TheKanataThrilla
Veteran Member

8 years ago

Packers think the roster that didn't get the job done last season will be good enough to get the job done this season. How can any logical person argue that???

Originally Posted by: Zero2Cool

C'mon we won't have any injuries next year like we did this year 😲

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nerdmann
Premier Member

8 years ago

Packers think the roster that didn't get the job done last season will be good enough to get the job done this season. How can any logical person argue that???

Originally Posted by: Zero2Cool

The last two years, it wasn't our roster that cost us. It was Mike's fear-based game management. That is primarily what separates him from Belicheck. That and cheating.

“Winning is not a sometime thing, it is an all the time thing. You don't do things right once in a while…you do them right all the time.”

Rockmolder
Honored Member

8 years ago

#10

The last two years, it wasn't our roster that cost us. It was Mike's fear-based game management. That is primarily what separates him from Belicheck. That and cheating.

Originally Posted by: nerdmann

The lackluster offense (23rd) and average defense (18th) were all down to MM's fear-based game management?

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